
Dyfed-Powys Police
His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Kathryn Stone is HMI for Dyfed-Powys.
This force is in the Wales and Western HMICFRS policing region.
HMICFRS’s assessment of Dyfed-Powys Police
Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy), and other force assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.
In our latest assessments of Dyfed-Powys Police, we made the following judgments:
News related to Dyfed-Powys Police.
Recent news
- Joint child protection inspection of abuse and neglect in Pembrokeshire
- Opportunities to investigate organised immigration crime are being lost
- Police ill-equipped to tackle impact of online content during serious disorder
- PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027
- Forces must improve the effectiveness of crime investigations and achieve better outcomes for victims
Publications related to Dyfed-Powys Police.
Recent publications
- Joint child protection inspection of abuse and neglect in Pembrokeshire
- Observations, learning and good practice from 2024 force management statements
- Improving the response to organised immigration crime
- An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 2
- PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027
Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area
Population
Workforce
Victim-based crimes
Cost
These are the latest key facts about Dyfed-Powys Police.
About the force
Dyfed-Powys Police provides policing services to the areas of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys. The police force area covers 4,230 square miles with approximately 350 miles of coastline in the south west of Wales.
Although there are some more affluent areas, Dyfed-Powys has a high level of poverty.
Around 0.5 million people live in a predominantly rural setting. The area has distinct, small urban areas including the towns of Carmarthen, Llanelli, Milford Haven, and Aberystwyth. The resident population is increased by university students and the very large numbers who visit or travel through the area each year.
The transport infrastructure includes a major sea port.
More about this area – What Dyfed-Powys Police says